Vehicle-wheel.



JOACHIMI, $11.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1907.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

BY @M WMJ L A TORNEY.

VEHICLE-HEEL.

fipecificatlon 01 Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 72%, 1908.

Application filed June 1 1-, 1907. Serial No. 37%,036.

To all (eh m1 it who, concern:

lie it known that l. n; JUACHUU, 51:, oitiizen ot' the United Hiatus, residing; at, Veroail les, in the county o'l' .ilcrga n and State of .l' 7 our have invented certain new and useful lniprm'emcnts in VehicleWfheels, of which the following a Lillll, clear, and exact description, re'l'erence being had to the accmnpanying drawings. forming a part horcor'l My invention ha relation to improvements in rel\icle-whecls; and it consists in the novel construction 01 wheel more fully set forth in the specification and pointed out. in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a face View of a portion of an automobile wheel eonstrncted according to my invention; Fig.2

is an enlarged taco view of one of the spokes, )arts being broken away; 1'1 3 is a cross k v D section on the line 3---S an edge View ol the casing which houses the spring; and liig. i. a detail of the coupling or connection between the olces.

The object of my invent ion is to provide a wheel which can take ls plat-=2 ott the-preailing form of inflated-tire wheels, the inn pro'rement being eminently adapted for heavy machines which a t'mnnhition of air cannot support to advnntage or for any length of time owing, to the destruction of the tire.

A further objectis to arovde a wheel. whose spoke sections shall yield only in the plane of rotation of the wheel, so that the Wheel can not undergo or seller any latera .wistn or torsion, an objection so common with the majority of spring wheels and in hated-tire substitutes.

'l he adrantages of the present invention will be better iparcnt. llOlll a detailed dcion thereof ECiilCll is as follows:

.it erring to .the drawings, H, represents the hub of the wheel, said huh being prorided with a srics 0t radiating studs 1 sercwetl to the hub, the rim R- heing likewise provided with a correspondin; number of studs 2 posed in the lines of the radii of the stu t. The tape? are. composed ot' an outer section a and on inner section of, the opposit terminals an 1e velte sections beproa'ided with into which the stnds 1 and :2 or being secured to hy pins 3, and the outer t sections 0, having; ri fist-secured to the riin.

The adjacent ends of the spoke sections are received in a casing composed of plates 0 c, terminating in reduced extensions 1;, a, shown, the plates beingspaced apart. by a permanent post 5 on one side, and by a removable spacing tube or sleeve (5 on the opposite side said sleeve being secured in place by a 's-o .v T. The extensions (1' are connected together on the side toward the tl ig. 2), a strap or band o being passed around the socket. and secured to the socket walls 0, c and to the spokesection by means of ti screw 9. In this manner the casing becomes secured to the spoke-section a, and when occasion arises to remove the casin the screw 9 the permanent post 5. The object of taking out the parts (3 and 7 is to permit the casing to pass the spring S which connects together the adjacent ends of the spoke-sections a, a. The spring S (confined as it is between the plates 0, c, of the casing), yields both radially, and also allows the spoke-section a the necessary oscillation in the plane of r0- tation of the wheel: but since said spokesection rz. is confined in its movements between the checks or extensions 1; of the cas ing, it follows that said member a can not be deflected out. of the plane of the wheels rotation. This leaves the rim R in e fixed relation to the plane o'l rotation of the wheel,

and a twist or torsion in the latter can not result when the vehicle is" turning a corner. Erich strap or htmd 3 is provided on one side with a stem ltl terminating in a flaring head 11, and on is first taken out, the strap 8 1s v slipped oll' toward the hub and allowed to' l'lO 10 being of sufiicientlength to permit the nuts to play along them the required dis tance), When the casing of any spoke may be removed Without disturbing the adjacent spokes. The removal of a casing of course may arise Whenit becomes necessary to repair a spring S, or insert a new spring, the ends of the spring being simply inserted, into sockets of the speke-sections, and then secured by screws 15.

The inner spoke-sections a are clearly apparent) relatively stationary, the sections a being the movable and yielding members of the spokes. The sections a thus constitute abntments for the springs S, the latter yielding under excessive -Weigl'it both radially and in an arcuate direction, but allways in the plane of rotation of the Wheel, since both the springs and the SPOkE SQCi'iOIlS a are confined between the plates 0, 0 constituting the face Walls of the casing interposed between the spoke-sections. By leaving the casing open, the spring may be readily cleaned, as it is perfectly accessible.

Having described my invention What 1 claim is:

1. A vehicle-Wheel comprising a hub and rim, spokes composed of two sections secured respectively to the rim and hub and having their adjacent ends spaced at suitable distance apart, a spring connecting the ends of the spoke sections, a casing for the spring secured to one of the spoke-sections, and extensions at one end. of the casing for contining the movements to which the other spoke section may be subiected, in the plane of rotation of the Wheel, substantially as set forth.

2. A vehicle-Wheel comprising hub and rim, spokes composed oi two sections secured eces're respectively to the rim and hub and having 3. A vehicle-Wheel comprising a hub and.

rim, spokes composed of two sections coupled respectively to the rim and hub, a casing comprising two plates disposed parallel to the plane of rotation of the wheel and spaced at suitable distance apart and having extensions for receiving the adjacent ends of the spoke-sections, the inner extension wing formed into a laterally open socket, a strap passed about the socket and secured lo the inner spokesection, means for tying the se ries of straps together whereby the inner spoke-sections are kept in rigid relation, a spring connecting the adjacent ends of the spoke-sections and confined within the casing, the outer extension of the casing Walls confining the movements of the outer spokesections to planes parallel to the plane of the wheels rotation whereb twistine of the Wheel is prevented under excessive strain as the vehicle is turning a corner, substantially set forth.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature, in presence oi two Witness s.

B' AX JOAClIlMI, Sn. l fitnesses EMIL S'rnnnn, '1. EVANS, 

